I wanted to go to regular high school- it looked like a lot of fun.

We each had to spend a week out at Lassie's ranch, and whoever got along best with the dog got the part.

Well, I went to school with Jan and Dean, Ryan O'Neal, some of the Beach Boys we all use to party together.

There's a big difference between somebody who does acid on weekends and somebody who takes downers every day.

There was this little shaggy dog on it, and Frank Weatherwax was working the dog. One day we were all sitting around, and Frank said, listen, my brother Rudd just got the rights back from MGM for Lassie, and said have your agent check into it. I did, and I went for a screen test.

Marijuana. Boy, I thought that was just terrible. How could this great man do this to his life?

I wanted to go to regular high school- it looked like a lot of fun.